Welcome to Providence ...

Providence is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Providence has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Providence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

When the people of Providence refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Providentian<3>

Providence is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Providence lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Providence: (386)

Communities Also Named Providence ...

While we believe that this Providence is located in Union County, we know of another 2 Florida communities named Providence. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bradford and Polk County.

Beyond Florida, there are 76 communities that are also named Providence - they are located in Alabama (8), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (7), Louisiana, Maryland (4), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), North Carolina (6), Ohio (4), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (7), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Providence.

Communities near Providence ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Providence.

• Lake City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
• Alachua
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alachua
  • Alachua is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alachua <5>
• High Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
  • High Springs is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <5>
• Lake Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butler
  • Lake Butler is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Butler <5>
• Fort White
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort White
  • Fort White is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort White <5>
• La Crosse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • La Crosse is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <5>
• Worthington Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Springs
  • Worthington Springs is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington Springs <5>
• Brooker
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooker
  • Brooker is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooker <5>
• Raiford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiford
  • Raiford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raiford <5>
• Lulu
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Lulu is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lulu <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Providence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Providence.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Providence. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence. See our Newspapers Page for Providence.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Providence ...

Looking for more information about Providence? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Providence, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Providence.

Adding Providence to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Providence in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Providence was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Providence post office opened in 1854.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Providence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Providence. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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